held up in rear, mistake 5th, good headway to track leader soon after 5 out, driven and no extra in 3rd run-in
led, clear after 1st until 3rd, headed 5 out, soon ridden and lost 2nd, pushed along in 4th and no impression when hit 4 out, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders in 3rd, outpaced in rear after 5 out, rallied 2 out, 2nd run-in, one pace
tended to jump right, tracked leader, led 5 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on well run-in
took keen hold tracking leading trio, 3rd at 6th, pushed along before 4 out, driven before next, not fluent and weakened 2 out
Marie Des Anges still isn't foot-perfect and steps up a grade after her second at Fontwell. We prefer FALCARRAGH, who may need this longer trip nowadays though wasn't disgraced behind King's Grey on his reappearance at Aintree. Foundation Man showed a bit more here last time and is well handicapped nowadays but Mr Moss has plenty to prove and Valleyofmilan has had a six-month break and is still 5lb higher than when scoring at Bangor last August.
Falcarragh (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Held up off the pace in 4th, closed after 3rd, pushed along 3 out, went 3rd before last, unable to get on terms, 3rd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Kings Grey (11-10) at Aintree 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Jun.
Foundation Man (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) With leader, led 2nd until after 5th, ridden after 8th, no extra from 2 out, 4th of 9, 17l behind Wings Of Smoke (11-12) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in Jun.
Mr Moss (IRE) 12-1 (11-11) In touch, weakened from 12th, soon tailed off, last of 6, well behind Steel Summit (11-12) at Ffos Las 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Jun.
Valleyofmilan (IRE) 33-1 (10-13) Mistake 15th, always towards rear, 8th of 12, 28l behind Gorsky Island (11-6) at Ludlow 3m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Dec.
Marie Des Anges (FR) 9-2 (11-5) Held up, not always fluent, headway when slow 9th, went 2nd before last, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Noble Friend (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Jun.
